[問題]GWD13- Q30

[dibert8]

Q30:
For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly there-quarters only a decade ago.

A. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago
B. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters
C. and that amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters
D. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago
E. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters




Ans: D

(A) 1. which = minority 句意不對; 2. only 雙向修飾
(B)1. it=? 2. it =/= 3/4
(C) that=? they=?
(D) amounting 修飾前句,主詞是 Whites, 句意正確
(E) 1. it=? 2. down by 3/4 改變句意

想澄清 (D) 裡的 three-quarters 是代名詞 (= population), 還是 three-quarters 事實上是 three-quarters the population (i.e. 省略 the population)?

[kotokolin]

我的文法書上說是直接拿分數當代名詞，
因為前面已經知道是population，所以three-quarters 是省略population後的的代名詞